Instagram Now Makes It Easier to See When You’re Using Copyrighted Music
May. 21, 2020Instagram has today releasedguidelines for using copyrighted music in live streams, stories, and posts. The platform is also making some changes to how pop-up notifications appear when someone uses copyrighted music or art in their stream.
If you don’t stream live on Instagram often, you probably don’t know how this works. Up until now, Instagram used to sometimesinterrupt streams, or mute parts of them if they contained copyrighted music. However, the platform now has better notifications to inform users if their stream contains copyrighted content. Pop-up notifications on live-streamswill now prompt users if their stream is likely to be muted or shut down due to usage of licensed content.This way, users can fix any issues before Instagram needs to take the stream down.
The company is trying to make it clearer how recorded music works on the platform. In its blog post announcing the guidelines, Instagram gives out the following pointers around the usage of music:
The blog also points out that users can useFacebook’s Sound Collectionfor their posts and stories. These sounds are available to users free of cost and without limitations, so they can be safely used without licensing woes.
As we continue living in a quarantine, Instagram is naturally one of the apps we use more often. The app has become a great place to check out your favourite creators and artists host live streams. Or you can see some greatwellness guides on the platform. That said, it’s obviously important for the company to ensure it doesn’t infringe on copyright content. Hopefully these new guidelines and the improvements to notifications will make it easier for creators to continue making great content.
